Yarn Doily

Has anyone ever made a doily or a table runner for a coffee table out of
yarn? I am not able to crochet well enough using crochet cotton and those
small needles. I was wondering how it would look. If you haven't, maybe
you can give me your opinions. Would it look better if I used sport weight
or worsted weight yarn. And should I use a filet pattern or maybe a shell
pattern?

At this point, I am leaning towards a filet pattern. Any ideas ( free
patterns) would be appreciated greatly.

Seaspray

Nora makes some beautiful doilies and I think she uses that cotton yarn
that dishcloths are made of.

Carol Ann

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:27:43 -0500, seaspray wrote:

Has anyone ever made a doily or a table runner for a coffee table out of
yarn? I am not able to crochet well enough using crochet cotton and those
small needles. I was wondering how it would look. If you haven't, maybe
you can give me your opinions. Would it look better if I used sport weight
or worsted weight yarn. And should I use a filet pattern or maybe a shell
pattern?

At this point, I am leaning towards a filet pattern. Any ideas ( free
patterns) would be appreciated greatly.

Seaspray

Sure, I have, my Mom (GeeGee) has... Nora has... any thread pattern will
work, just size up your hook!
My scanner just decided to act up, otherwise I'd scan the beautiful one my
mom made before she broke her hand and wrist...
HTH,
Noreen

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seaspray seaside stitcher @ Yahoo. com wrote:
Has anyone ever made a doily or a table runner for a coffee table out of
yarn? I am not able to crochet well enough using crochet cotton and those
small needles. I was wondering how it would look. If you haven't, maybe
you can give me your opinions. Would it look better if I used sport weight
or worsted weight yarn. And should I use a filet pattern or maybe a shell
pattern?

At this point, I am leaning towards a filet pattern. Any ideas ( free
patterns) would be appreciated greatly.

Any kind of thread, string, yarn will crochet. I'd recommend sport weight
rather than worsted weight, since worsted weight is thick and makes a
better mat than a doily. If you intend to put something on it, such as a
vase or centerpiece or serving dish, a flat pattern is smoother than a
lumpy one. Filet sounds nice.

=Tamar